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BluJaket creates a buzz around geo-targeted mobile coupons
Michael Lawrence remembers the exact moment inspiration struck him for BluJaket, his Davenport, Iowa-based geo-targeted mobile coupon startup. Lawrence was out on a double date with his wife and another couple. After paying for their meal and leaving, he found a mobile coupon on his phone for something he had just paid for. “I had…
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Apply now to be a Silicon Prairie News freelance writer
Silicon Prairie News is looking for freelance writers in Iowa and the Kansas City area to help us expand our coverage across the region. We are looking for current students, recent graduates, or experienced writers who are connected to their local startup community and share SPN’s passion for telling success stories, reporting on recent news,…
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Iowa Startup Accelerator and NewBoCo announce incoming startup teams
NewBoCo kicked off its fifth year investing in Iowa’s entrepreneurial community on Monday by accepting four startups into the Iowa Startup Accelerator’s 2018 Spring Batch, and the pilot team from its Social Good Accelerator program. The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) is a nonprofit with the mission to accelerate world-changing ideas from Iowa, and to…
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SPN Kernels: News from across the Prairie
Bulu adds second warehouse, dozens of new jobs – Lincoln Bulu formally announced last week the addition of a second Lincoln warehouse location and new additions to their team to support growth from their private label Subscription Box businesses product. In 2016, Bulu began to partner with select retailers in building comprehensive Subscription Box programs.…
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Chicago’s coworking spaces are building more than startup careers
In a city like Chicago with a nearly endless choice of coworking spaces, finding the right one that fits a startup’s needs, wants and values is definitely possible, if not a bit challenging. The Heartland Innovation Road Trip made two stops in Chicago on Thursday to tour coworking spaces with significantly different visions. Chicago’s coworking…
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Heartland Innovation Road Trip talks connectivity in Iowa
With Tuesday’s release of the 2018 Best States Ranking that places Iowa as the top state in the nation based on factors like broadband access, education, opportunity and quality of life, the discussion is now on creating density and utilizing the state’s resources to support the state’s developing startup centers. Day one of the Heartland…
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The Iowan Project recruits tech talent back to their home state
A lot of young professionals dream of leaving their hometowns after graduating high school or college in search of broader career opportunities or new lifestyles. It seems like an inevitable thing, but it’s also a problem for states like Iowa that are losing valuable tech talent to other ecosystems. But what if Iowa could identify…
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SPN Kernels: News from across the Prairie
opendorse signs first women’s sports property with LPGA agreement (Lincoln, Nebr.) opendorse announced on Tuesday an alliance with the Ladies Professional Golf Association, which will provide more than 200 LPGA Tour players with access to share LPGA content and create new social revenue stream opportunities. opendorse is a leading athlete marketing platform that helps sports…
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SPN’s most read stories of 2017
SPN is honored to have spent another year celebrating the makers and doers of the Silicon Prairie. Through sharing the region’s news, events and updates with our audience, we continue our mission to grow, connect and inspire the tech innovation communities of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. Every article was a favorite of our writers and…
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SPN Kernels: News from across the prairie
Kansas City, MO: Likarda Scales Up with New Space Biotech research laboratory Likarda more than doubled the square footage of their laboratory space with a move to the former Marion Laboratories campus in south Kansas City, Missouri after having outgrown its space at the Bioscience & Technology Business Center (BTBC) on the KU Medical Center…